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Issued Patents

1    Barrett, R., "Method and Apparatus for Sensing and Actuating in a Desired Direction," US Patent No. 5,440,192, Journal of the US Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Gazette, Issued 8 August 1994. (Licensed)

2    Barrett, R., “Convertible Vertical Take-Off and Landing Miniature Aerial Vehicle,” US Patent 6,502,787, Journal of the US Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Gazette, issued 22 February 2002. (Licensed)

3    Barrett, R., Corpening, J., and Reasonover, C., “Method and Apparatus for Boundary Layer Reattachment using Piezoelectric Synthetic Jet Actuators,” US Patent 6,796,533, Journal of the US Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Gazette, issued 28 September 2003.

4. Barrett, R., "Convertible Vertical Take-Off and Landing Miniature Aerial Vehicle, Umwandelbares miniatur-Senkrechtstartluftfahrzeru, Vehicule Aerien Miniature Convertible a Decollage et Atterrissage Verticaux," European Patent Specification EP 1 476 354 B1, published 5 November 2008. 

5    Barrett, R., "(Post-Buckled Precompressed) Actuator," US Patent 7,898,153, Journal of the US Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Gazette, issued 1 March 2011. (Licensed)

6    Barrett, R., Bennett, C., Matamoros, A., and Rolfe, S., "Apparatus and Method for Enhancement of Connection Performance and Fatigue Detection," US Patent 8,202,378 B2, Journal of the US Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Gazette, issued 19 June 2012.

7    Barrett, R., Bennett, C., Matamoros, A., and Rolfe, S., "Method of Enhancing the Fatigue Life of a Structure," US Patent 8,343,294 B2, Journal of the US Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Gazette, issued 1 January 2013.

8    Barrett, R., and Vos, R., "Method and Apparatus for Pressure Adaptive Morphing Structure," European Patent, EP 2459442 A2, June 2012, also US Utility Patent 8,366,057 B2 Journal of the US Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Gazette, issued 5 February 2013.

9    Barrett, R., Cravens, S., "Method and Apparatus for Anti-Fouling an Anemometer," US Patent 8,747,563 Journal of the US Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Gazette, issued 10 June 2014.

10    Barrett, R., Borys, D., Gladbach, A. and Spalding, A., "Tethered Hovering Platform," US Patent 8,777,157, Journal of the US Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Gazette, issued 15 July 2014.

11  Barrett, R. M. "Supersonic Hovering Air Vehicle," US Patent 9,004,393, Journal of the US Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Gazette, issued 14 April 2015.

12   Barrett, R. M., "Radar Energy Absorbing Deformable Low Drag Vortex Generator," US Patent 9,416,802, Journal of the US Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Gazette, issued 16 August 2016.

13   Barrett, R. M., Bramlette, R., and Honea, B., "Aerial Vehicle," US Patent USD 776571S1 Journal of the US Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Gazette, issued 17 January 2017.

14   Barrett, R. M., Bramlette, R., and Honea, B., "Flat Stock Aerial Vehicles," US Patent 9,601,040 Journal of the US Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Gazette, issued 21 March 2017.

15   Barrett, R. M., "Radar Energy Absorbing Deformable Low Drag Vortex Generator," US Patent 9,677,580B2 Journal of the US Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Gazette, issued 13 June 2017.

16   Barrett, R. M., "Aerial Vehicles and Methods of Use," US Patent 9,878,257 Journal of the US Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Gazette, issued 30 January 2018.

17   Barrett, R. M.,  Bramlette, R., and Honea R., "Aerial Vehicle," US Patent D853939 Journal of the US Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Gazette, issued 16 July 2019.

18 Barrett, R., Bramlette, R. and Honea, R., "Moveable Member Bearing Aerial Vehicles and Methods of Use," US Patent 10,561,956 B2, Journal of the US Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Gazette, issued 18 February 2020. 

19 Barrett, R., Schumacher, L., McNamee, P., Haug, J., Mudd, J., Prins, D., Werner, N., "Acoustic Noise Suppressing Ducted Fan Propulsor Mounting Arrangement and Treatments," US Patent 11,767,097 B2, Journal of the US Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Gazette, issued 26 September 2023. 

20 Barrett, R., Schumacher, L.,"Maneuvering Aeromechanically Stable Sabot System," US Patent 11,852,447, Journal of the US Patent and Trademark Office, Patent Gazette, issued 26 December 2023. 

Selected Invention Disclosures & Patent Applications

1    Barrett, R., and Tiso, P., "PBP Adaptive Actuator Device and Embodiments," International Patent Application Number PCT/NL2005/000054 via TU Delft, Holland, 2 February 2005.

2    Blunt, Shannon D., Deavours, Daniel D., Barrett, Ronald M., Allen, Christopher T., "Low SINR backscatter communications system and method," US Patent Application 11/750,080, 17 May 2007.

3    Barrett, R., Borys, D., Gladbach, A. and Spalding, A., "Tethered Hovering Platform," US Patent Application, US 2010/0108807.

4    Barrett, R., "Supersonic Hovering Air Vehicle," US Patent Application, US20120097801 A1.

5    Barrett, R., "Radar Energy Absorbing Deformable Low Drag Vortex Generator," US Patent Application January 2013.

6    Barrett, R., White, E., Anemaat, W. and Fisher, S., "Low Drag Pop-Down Vortex Generator," Invention Disclosure Filed, February 2013.

7    Barrett, R., Bramlette, R., and Honea, R., “Remote Controlled Multi-Propeller Aircraft,” US Patent Application 2 June 2014.

8    Barrett, R., Bramlette, R., and Honea, R., “Remote Controlled Convertible Flat-Stock Aircraft,” US Patent Application 11 June 2014.

9    Barrett, R., Bramlette, R., and Honea, R., “Arched Aerial Vehicles and Methods of Use,” US Patent Application, Invention Disclosure Filed 11 July 2014.

10   Barrett, R., Bramlette, R., and Honea, R., “Annular Aerial Vehicles and Methods of Use,” US Patent Application, Invention Disclosure Filed 11 July 2014.

11   Barrett, R., Bramlette, R., and Honea, R., "Feather-Bearing Ball Aerial Vehicles and Methods of Use,” US Patent Application, Invention Disclosure Filed 14 July 2014.

12   Barrett, R., and Bramlette, R., "Method and Application of Induction of Aircraft External Surface Vibration,” US Patent Application, Invention Disclosure Filed 23 July 2014.

13   Barrett, R., and Bramlette, R., "SPHERICAL AERIAL VEHICLE WITH FOLDING PROPULSORS," US Patent Application, Invention Disclosure Filed 25 July 2014.

14   Barrett, R., and Bramlette, R., "PEAKED AERIAL VEHICLE," US Patent Application, Invention Disclosure Filed 25 July 2014.

15   Barrett, R., and Bramlette, R., "ROTATING OBLATE AERIAL VEHICLE," US Patent Application, Invention Disclosure Filed 25 July 2014.

16   Barrett, R., and Bramlette, R., "IRREGULAR SPHERICAL AERIAL VEHICLE AND METHODS OF USE," US Patent Application, Invention Disclosure Filed 25 July 2014.

17   Barrett, R., and Bramlette, R., "SHROUDED AERIAL VEHICLE," US Patent Application, Invention Disclosure Filed 25 July 2014.

18   Barrett, R., and Bramlette, R., "CHANGEABLE AERIAL TARGET," US Patent Application, Invention Disclosure Filed 25 July 2014.

19   Barrett, R., and Bramlette, R., "AERIAL TARGET," US Patent Application, Invention Disclosure Filed 25 July 2014.

20   Barrett, R., and Bramlette, R.,, "CONVERTIBLE AERIAL VEHICLE," US Patent Application, Invention Disclosure Filed 25 July 2014.

21   Barrett, R., and Bramlette, R., "RECTANGULOID AERIAL VEHICLE," US Patent Application, Invention Disclosure Filed 25 July 2014.

22   Barrett, R., and Bramlette, R., "METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENHANCEMENT OF AERIAL VEHICLE PILOT TRAINING," US Patent Application, Invention Disclosure Filed 25 July 2014.

23   Barrett, R., and Bramlette, R., "CIRCULAR AERIAL VEHICLE," US Patent Application, Invention Disclosure Filed 25 July 2014.

24   Barrett, R. et al., "Acoustic Noise Suppressing Ducted Fan Propulsor Mounting Arrangement and Treatments," US Provisional Patent Filing Number 65/659,026, April 17, 2018.

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